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'(No Model.) W. M. DUGKER.

, COMBINED MATCH BOX AND CIGAR BUTTER. No. 323,029.

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\VILLIAM M. DUOKER, OF NE? YORK, N. Y.

. COMBINED MATCH- BOX AND CIGAR-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,029, dated July 28,1885.

Application filed May 18, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. DUoKER, a citizen of the United States,residing .in the city of New York, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombined Match-Box and Cigar-Gutter; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form part of this specification.

Figure 1 is aperspective view of a box containing my invention, the lidopen. Fig. 2 is a broadside section through the middle of the box. Fig.3 is a longitudinal transverse section of the box, looking from front toback, the lid in elevation,with the bottom j partially broken away. Fig.4c is a longitudinal transdown when the box is closed; I) b, shoulderson the sides to fit within the lid and support it against lateralpressure, and a roughened part, a, for striking matches, as iscustomary.

In the lid of the box, to receive the end of a cigar, I form a passage,0, which extends entirely through the lid, and is open when the lid ofthe box is thrown back. is formed by making corresponding holes on 0each side of the lid of suitable size to receive the end of a cigar, andinserting and securing therein by soldering or otherwise the conicaltubes d (I, one on each side, having their larger openings outward andtheir smaller openings inward,and close enough together to leave only,

a narrow slit, 6, between them, of a width to permit the knife f toenter, as clearly shown in Fig. at.

Preferably on the same hinge-pin g with the lid I hinge the knife j,which islong enough to extend beyond the tubes (1 (l, and

This passage crosses their inner openings. This knife is adjusted tomove into the lid, but against the action of the springh, and itsdownward movement, when the box is being closed, is limited by theshoulder Z on the box, upon which the knife then rests, the width of theknife and its position relative to the passage 0 and to the shoulder Zbeing such that when the lid is closed the shoulder Z will support theknife across such passage, and thereby close it, and the upper edge willproject above such passage and within the lid, as shown in Fig. 4.

A convenient and advantageous manner of securing the knife and lid tothe box is to use narrow strips of thin metal m m, as shown in Figs. 5and 6, bend the strips back upon themselves, rounding the bent parts toinclose the I pin 9, cut-away parts of each of the rounded portionsleaving coinciding projecting parts with space midway for the knife f,interlock them inhinge form by the pin 9, and rivet them to the box andlid, respectively, riveting with them to the box also the shoulderpieceZ, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This makes a strong and firmhinge-connection, and stiffens the lid and box for the strain incidentto forcing theknife through the cigar.

In the lid I provide a support for the lower edge of the loose end ofthe knife, anda guide to keep the knife in line with the opening betweenthe tubes d d. This is conveniently done by using a piece or bottom, j,secured within the lid, and far enough above the lower edge of the lidto permit the shoulders I) b to enter, and it may inclose the entirelid, as shown in Fig. 1. This bottom j has a slot, k, on the line onwhich the knife is to move, wide enough to permit the knife to movefreely within it, but somewhat shorter than the knife, to provide ashoulder or rest for the loose end of the knife near the front of thelid,and retain the .knife within the lid. Near the front of the lid, Imake a slot, 1*, in this bottom to receive the snap a, leaving a littleprojection, t,.to give a bearing to the snap to catch the lid in placewhen the box is closed. This bottom forms a convenient guide for theknife and a support for its loose end, and also prevents the matchesslipping into the lid. The best way to attach this bottom to the lid isto provide bearing-shoulders for it to rest upon.

These shoulders may consist of the pieces 2' i, secured within the lidon each side, upon the edges of which the bottom j rests and is solderedin place.

\Vithin the lid I provide a spring, 71, of any convenient shape, to bearupon the knife and alsoupon the lid, which is adjusted to throw back thelid when the snap ais released, and also to hold the knife away from thepassage 0 when the lid is thrown back, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Thisspring may be placed in any convenient part of the lid. I show one formmade of a narrow strip of thin spring metal bent into V shape, (shown inFig. 6 in side and in front view,) which is fitted and secured in theopen space between the back of the lid and the tubes d (Z, as shown inFigs. 2 and 3; or a spring, h, (shown by dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3,)may be fastened to the front of the lid to bear upon the loose end ofthe knife, as there shown. The operation is as follows:

Vhen it is desired to use the cigar-cutter, the snap a is released,which causes the lid to fly back and holds the knife away from theopening 0. The cigar is then inserted and the lid closed down on thebox, and the knife,being supported by the shoulder Z and guided by theslot 70, is forced through the cigar, cutting 05 the tip, which fallsoutside of the box, as shown in Fig. 4.

Whatever is shown in this application and found in my prior applicationNo. 96, 804, filed June 1, 1883, is hereby disclaimed in this particularapplication.

Having thus described my invention,whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A match-box, A, provided with a shoulder, Z, a hinged lid, B, having apassage, 0, through the same, a knife,- f, and spring, ash, bearing uponsaid knife and lid, in combination with a bottom, j, substantially asand for the pur poses set forth.

VVILLIAM' M. DUCKER.

XVitnesses:

HORACE B. OHEVALLIER, J OHN O. RAHMING, Jr.

